Are you treading water
waiting
to die?
Or
diving in
with
a loud victorious cry?
Or
swimming
to
a island paradise?
Your choice
to
make
your choice to live
in
this time
before you die.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
Archive for the ‘My Musings’ Category
Are You Treading Water
October 22, 2025
I Am A Survivor
October 3, 2025
I am a survivor
I survived hatred, anger
things
that made me a victim
I am a survivor
I came through
growing into someone
who understands how it happened
I am a survivor
Only hurt, remorse for those
who inflicted that hatred
that anger
I am a survivor
Have moved forward
built a life full of love, generosity
no hatred, some anger
I am
I am a survivor.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
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Pure And True
October 1, 2025
You hold me close
I feel you do
your heart
beats
pure and true
Together
we can conquer
the universe
I know we can
I know
we will
For our hearts
beat
pure and true.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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Maybe Tomorrow
September 26, 2025
Maybe tomorrow
Maybe
Another day
Maybe it’ll feel like forever
In the way you feel
Today.
But
Your end will come
In a moment
Or
It may have come
Yesterday.
Your purpose, your mission
Is
To live each moment
Each day
With joy and happiness.
So
When you close your eyes
For forever
You’ll smile
And
You’ll say
“That was fun
That was, a good day!”
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022
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No More
September 17, 2025
No more will I be
the one
who saves you
always full of courtesy
No more will I be
the one
who laughs
dances to a silly song
no more
No more will I be
the one
who helps you up
cradles a ailing, sickly little pup
no
no more
No more
will I be that one
For you see
you have come to me
you have made
me see
I don’t need to do
all that
Cause it’s you
now
doing all this
for me.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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My Heart Bleeds
September 16, 2025
My heart bleeds
my eyes
do cry
everything in between
is
start to live
end with
die.
No words will hold you up
no words
take you down
only your mind
can
conquer
what keeps you
constrained
what keeps you bound.
Freedom is yours
freedom
in
life
start to live
is
my advice.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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You
September 2, 2025
You have me
you
hold and care for me
I live to be
close
near to you
You are my everything
you
make me whole
you make me come
alive
I can’t see a world
a time
without you
by
my side.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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Regrets In My Life
August 26, 2025
There have been
regrets
in
my life
things
I’d rather
not
dwell on
Live twice
To find
joy
in those times
is
hard to accept
hard
to find
This is why
I acknowledge
they
happened
maybe cry
then
let them go
But did they
help me change
help me
grow?
You know
I just don’t
know.
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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Where Do Hummingbirds Fly
August 18, 2025
Where do hummingbirds
fly
when they fly away?
Where do they
stay
drink all day?
Who do they know
to
sleep secure?
Do you
know
know for sure?
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
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How Can You See
August 14, 2025
How can you
see
what’s near
dear
to me?
Standing
way off
talking to someone
that’s not
me
How can you
how can you
see?
~ Patrice
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025
